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About Golihole Village

Golihole is a large village in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,479, made up of 1,561 males and 1,918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,229 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4584.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golihole Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golihole village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576214
Area (hectares) 4584.4 hectares
Population 3,479
Male Population 1,561
Female Population 1,918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,229
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golihole compares

By the 2011 count Golihole is the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 4584.4 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Golihole

Golihole is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golihole as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Golihole from other places

Golihole lies about 52 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Senapura, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Golihole
Nearest railway station Senapura 12 km
Nearest town Byndoor 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundapura 20 km
District headquarters Udupi 52 km

Villages closest to Golihole

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kundapura tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Golihole

As per the Census of India 2011, Golihole village had a population of 3,479. That makes it the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Golihole village has 1,561 males and 1,918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golihole has about 1229 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Golihole is 576214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golihole covers 4584.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golihole falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Golihole is Senapura, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Golihole.

Golihole is about 52 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golihole is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Senapura is about 12 km away. Byndoor is about 15 km away. Kundapura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadkal (5.8 km), Idurkunhadi (6.1 km) and Molahalli (6.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Golihole today is likely to be higher.

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